A top White House official on Tuesday accused Democrats of highlighting the separation of families at the border as a way to score points for the midterm elections.

Mercedes Schlapp, White House director of strategic communications, said even Democrats like Hillary Clinton were saying years ago that the U.S. border has to be protected.

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